Let's Take It to the Stage

Infobox Album | Name = Let's Take It to the Stage
Type = Studio
Artist = Funkadelic


Released = April 1975
Recorded =
Genre = Funk
Length = 35:57
Label = Westbound
Producer = George Clinton
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:x998b5b4tsqe link]
*Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Funkadelic link]
*Warr.org Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.warr.org/funkadelic.html link]
Last album = "Standing on the Verge of Getting It On"
(1974)
This album = "Let's Take It to the Stage"
(1975)
Next album = "Tales of Kidd Funkadelic"
(1976)

"Let's Take It to the Stage" is the seventh album by American funk/soul/rock band Funkadelic. It was released in April of 1975 on Westbound Records (see 1975 in music). Compared to most of the group's albums it features more short and to-the-point songs and fewer epic jam sessions. The "G. Cook" songwriting credited was used by guitarist Eddie Hazel. Some lyrics from "Get Off Your Ass And Jam" have been used in a remix of Lil Jon's "Get Low", by the Ying Yang Twins.

Track listing

#"Good To Your Earhole" (George Clinton, Grace Cook, Fuzzy Haskins)
#"Better By The Pound" (Clinton, Cook)
#"Be My Beach" (Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell)
#"No Head No Backstage Pass" (Clinton, Ron Bykowski)
#"Let's Take It to the Stage" (Clinton, Collins, Garry Shider)
#"Get Off Your Ass And Jam" (Clinton)
#"Baby I Owe You Something Good" (Clinton)
#"Stuffs And Things" (Clinton, Cook)
#"The Song Is Familiar" (Clinton, Collins, Worrell)
#"Atmosphere" (Clinton, Shider, Worrell)

Personnel

*Vocals: 'Cool' Cal Simon, 'Bad Bosco' Bernie Worrell, C 'Boogie' Mosson, Garry 'Dowop' Shider
*Bass Vocals: 'Sting' Ray Davis
*Genie Vocals: 'Shady' Grady Thomas
*Werewolf Vocals: Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins
*Maggot Overlord: George Clinton
*Congas: Calvin Simon
*Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
*Bass: C Boogie Mosson
*Percussion: R Tiki Fulwood
*Guitar: Eddie Hazel, Michael Hampton, Garry Shider
*Alumni Funkadelic: Bootsy (vocals), Billy Bass, Eddie Hazel, Ron Bykowski
*Guest Funkadelic: Paul Warren, Reggie McBride, Frosty, Mello Garcia, Honeys, Denise Hurd, Delores whats-her-name, Gary Cooper, Parliament

External links

* [http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/albums_funkadelic/alb-2stage.html About the album]